THE LEARNING BEACH

If you are looking for a characterization project to do with your class after reading a novel, look no further! This Character Anatomy Project will have your students thinking deeply and analzying all about the main characters. This resource comes with everthing you need except the large construction paper. Included in this resource, you will receive: -Anatomy Key -Graphic organizers for planning -Blank Boy Character for decorating (I suggest printing on 11x17 paper) -Blank Girl Character fo

This Poetry Bundle is PERFECT for Earth Day and National Poetry Month! Let your students be CREATIVE with two NO-PREP poetry resources! Everything that you need for these writing activities are included in the resources including an art connection idea (you will need to gather the materials for the art activity). Click on each resource to see a detailed description of the resource.

If you are looking for a no-prep, poetry resource for Earth Day on April 22nd, look no further! This is PERFECT for National Poetry Month! Your students will write a poem from the Point of View or perspective of planet Earth. This resource has EVERYTHING you need for your students to be successful, including an amazing ART connection idea. You will need to gather the materials for the art activity. They are NOT included. What you get: *How to write a BIO Poem Sheet *Bio Poem Brainstormi

If you are looking for a no-prep, writing activity for Earth Day, this is PERFECT for the month of April. If you didn't already know, April is National Poetry Month! This poetry pack has six different Earth Day acrostic writing topics for your students to choose from to enhance their vocabulary! All poems come with black/white or colored Earth Day clip art images if you would like to save on ink. Enjoy!

Pi Day is celebrated in the math world on March 14th, but why limit the fun to only math classrooms? This resource is PERFECT to teach Author's Purpose and Perspective on Pi Day! Author's Purpose and Perspective is as EASY as PIE...or is it?? Go deeper and have your upper elementary students anlyze texts and find text evidence to support the Author's Purpose and Perspective using this cute graphic organizer. It is perfect for Grades 4-6. You can use this resource all year long, not just on P

If you are looking for a UNIQUE writing project for your upper elementary students to do the first week in March, look no further! Here it is! This resource comes with EVERYTHING you need for this project: -writing prompt -idea list -graphic oranizer -model paragraph -two paragraph scaffolds for struggling students (BW and colored) I hope you love this project. I can't wait to start this with our fifth and sixth graders!

If you are looking for a poetry resource, this 42 page resource is full of tons of pure poetry possibilities to keep your students analyzing and writing all winter long. In this resource, your students will analyze the popular poem by Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". After analyzing the poem for poetic devices, your students can write three poems or you may allow them to choose! Published poems will make your hallway a Winter Wonderland when printed on GLITTER card stock

This writing pack is full of everything you need to keep your students writing during the month of December. This writing resource comes with 27 pages full of the following contents: -5 enjoyable writing prompts to choose from: My Favorite Christmas Memory (Personal Narrative) If I Could Have ONE Wish for Christmas and Why (Opinion) What Makes my Christmas So "Perfectly Perfect" (Personal Narrative)The Most Sentimental Christmas Gift I Ever Received (Personal Narrative)Is it Better to Receiv

In this Fall Writing Bundle, you will receive TWO of my best-selling writing resources that are PERFECT for October and November. They will keep your students engaged and writing!

This GORGEOUS prefix and suffix word wall is PERFECT for every English Language Arts classroom in Grades 3-6. It comes with 61 of the MOST COMMON prefixes and suffixes in the English Language. Each card has the following three things noted: 1) prefix or suffix 2) meaning/definition 3) an example word using the prefix or suffix I included 3 different options for each prefix and suffix: Option 1: Example word with the prefix or suffix in regular blue letters (prefix or suffix does NOT stand

Do your students CRINGE when it is time to write a Text Dependent Analysis? These posters will make a GREAT reference or bulletin board in your English Language Arts classroom and help your students remember what to include when writing a successful T.D.A. Included in this resource, you will receive a total of 12 colorful and creative posters for your Grade 4-8 classroom with the Ta-DA! (TM) acronym. The posters are a beautiful teal color or black/white version. The CUSTOM clip art image is

Do your students lack the confidence and skills needed to write a successful Text Dependent Analysis essay? This is a special instructional guide I created for my Sixth Grade ELA students to help boost their CONFIDENCE and give them the necessary skills to write a T.D.A. essay. This guide is appropriate for Grades 4-8 and can be used to scaffold and teach students the HOW and WHY behind writing a Text Dependent Analysis essay. The Ta-DA! (TM) Method was originally created by Stacy Vensko,

**NEWLY UPDATED** This Back to School Writing resource for Grades 4-8 will help your students set meaningful goals at the beginning of the year while writing a cohesive five paragraph essay. Your students will choose one goal for each of the following areas: academic, behavior, and personal. EVERYTHING you need to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year is included in this jam-packed writing resource with 26 pages to include detailed instructions, various planning sheets, modeled writ

This resource is a FREEBIE "add-on" to my BEST-SELLING Fall Opinion Writing Resource & Craft: To Pick or Not to Pick? That is the Question! I added in two additional pages that will NOW be made available in DIGITAL FORMAL for remote learning: Pumpkin Adjectives - Your students can type adjectives into the text box to describe their box. Pumpkin Publishing Sheet - Your students can type their Opinion Story into the text box.

This Watercolor Sunset Beach Decor Bundle will set your beach or tropical themed classroom apart from any other classroom. The colors in this set are absolutely STUNNING!!! You will get the following ten resources at a discounted rate:

If you have a beach themed or tropical classroom, this Watercolor Sunset Beach Alphabet Line will be the PERFECT addition to your elementary classroom for Back to School! You will receive 26 STUNNING cursive cards from A to Z using traditional cursive lettering. If you like this Watercolor Sunset Beach Decor, stay tuned for the BIG BUNDLE with more items in this set.

If you have a beach or tropical themed classroom, these Sunset Beach Word Wall header cards will be PERFECT for your Back to School needs. The cards are circular and made with a STUNNING sunset background. All alphabet letters are listed with both a capital and lowercase letter from A-Z.

If you have a beach or tropical themed classroom, these Sunset Beach Ten Frames for #1-20 will be a perfect addition to your Back to School Decor. These ten frames are the perfect visual for teaching number sense to your primary students. The colors are STUNNING!

If you have a beach or tropical themed classroom, these Sunset Beach nameplates will be the PERFECT addition to your tropical paradise for Back to School! I included five different Sunset designs in both manuscript and cursive fonts with quotes in this resource for you to choose from: sunset, palm tree, beach chair with umbrella, sand castle, and sand bucket. Just print, cut, laminate, and write your new students' names on the front. Teacher Tip: I love to use the small circular magnets wi

Do are you busy, multi-tasking elementary teacher like me? These stunning beach themed "See Me" cards are the PERFECT reminders for every multi-tasking busy teacher! Just place a "See Me" card on your student's desk when you need to remind him or her of something very important throughout the day that you do not want to forget about. These are the little reminders needed when students are out of the room during a special class, lunch, or even when you are working late after school and there i